What are the important events that happened on August 1, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 1, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 1, 1980 is the 214th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 152 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 19, 1980 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 333,936,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectadecatetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $141.41. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Monkey is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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August 1, 1980 Historical Events
- 1980 –Buttevant Rail Disaster kills 18 and injures dozens of train passengers in Ireland.
- 1980 –Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the country’s first democratically elected female head of state
Who were born on August 1, 1980?
- 1980 –Mancini, Brazilian footballer
Who died on August 1, 1980?
- 1980 –Patrick Depailler, French Formula 1 driver (b. 1944)
- 1980 –Strother Martin, American actor (b. 1919)
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